Details

OpenSSH is OpenBSD's SSH (Secure SHell) protocol implementation. These packagesinclude the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH client and server.

These updated openssh packages add the following enhancement:

* transferring a moderate-to-significant amount of data over a high-latency,high-bandwidth connection using either the "scp" (secure copy) or "sftp" (secureFTP) utility did not result in transfer performance reaching its potential. Thisupdated packages provide enhancements to both these utilities that provide asignificant speedup on data transfers over high-latency, high-bandwidthconnections. (BZ#598925)

Users of openssh are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which addthis enhancement.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released erratarelevant to your system have been applied.